ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS AS INDICATORS OF GROWTH ACCELERATION AND OBESITY PREDICTORS IN PREADOLESCENTS

At the beginning of the 21th century, the phenomenon of growth acceleration with secular trend has been brought into question. Better life conditions brought about the expansion of nutritive transition with the consequent epidemics of obesity. Preadolescent period is very vulnerable to environmental...

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Main Author: Snezana Gligorijevic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University in Nis, Faculty of Medicine 2008-04-01
Series:Acta Medica Medianae
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Online Access:http://publisher.medfak.ni.ac.rs/2008-html/2-broj/ANTHROPOMETRIC%20PARAMETERS...pdf